Parish Support Administration Officer

Lambeth Palace Library; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - GBP 16,000; Part time

Job summary

An established community organization in Leeds is seeking a Parish Support Administration Officer. This role involves providing essential administrative support within the Stewardship team and assisting with the Parish Share Agreement programme. The ideal candidate should possess strong organizational skills and a positive attitude, able to collaborate effectively with various teams. The position offers a competitive salary and flexible, hybrid working arrangements, contributing to an equitable and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working (50%)

Flexible hours

25 days annual leave

8% non-contributory pension

Qualifications

• Ability to provide administrative support effectively.
• Flexible and organized with a positive attitude.
• Strong communication skills to inspire confidence.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Parish Support Officer.
• Ensure smooth running of the Parish Share Agreement programme.
• Assist Finance and Stewardship teams.

Job description

Can you handle a diverse workload?

Do you inspire confidence in colleagues?

Do you want a new challenge?

The Diocese of Leeds is looking for a Parish Support Administration Officer to join our Stewardship team who will:

• Provide administrative support to the Parish Support Officer to ensure the smooth running of the Parish Share Agreement programme.
• Be flexible, organised, positive and with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Provide general administrative support to the Finance and Stewardship teams.

Hours: 21 hours per week (0.6 FTE)

Salary: £14,756.30 - £15,924.94 (£24,593.83 FTE to £26,541.57 FTE)

We’re committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. That’s why all our vacancies are shortlisted anonymously, removing personal details from applications to ensure every candidate is assessed purely on their skills and experience.

The package includes a competitive salary, flexi-time scheme, an 8% non-contributory pension with an additional 5% matched contributions, hybrid working (50%), Cycle to work scheme, EV salary sacrifice scheme and 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 after five years) plus bank holidays and four customary days a year (between Christmas and New Year).

Closing Date for Applications: Thursday 26th February at midnight

Interviews: Monday 9th March 2026 at Church House, 19-19 York Place, Leeds LS1 2EX

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Janet Edmond (Senior Stewardship Officer) at [e-mail]

Our Values

The Diocesan values, Loving, Living, Learning, are vital to the way we encourage equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We aim to:

• Love God, the world and one another.
• Live in the world as it is, but, drawn by a vision of something better, we want to help individuals and communities flourish.
• Learn when we get things wrong, by listening and growing together.

The Diocese of Leeds is proud to be a Living Wage Employer.

Leeds Diocesan Board of Finance (The Board) is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and the workplace and in avoiding unlawful discrimination. Accordingly, the Board will ensure that recruitment and selection, training and development, and promotion procedures result in no job applicant or employee receiving less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, class or caste, religious belief or lack of religious belief (unless this is an occupational requirement), disability, trade union membership or non-membership, gender or sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, responsibility for dependents or being a part-time or fixed-term worker. The Board’s objective is to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and otherwise treated solely on the basis of their relevant aptitudes, skills and abilities.

For clergy applying to this role, your Area/Suffragan Bishop must be informed of your applications at the earliest opportunity. Furthermore, you must seek a Diocesan Bishop’s Licence in order to be eligible for a new role, and please be aware that granting a licence is subject to a CCSL from your Area/Suffragan Bishop.

The Diocese of Leeds is currently unable to sponsor candidates without Right to Work in the UK. Candidates must have Right to Work in the UK to take up this role.

To download a copy of our policy for the recruitment of ex-offenders from the diocesan website, please click on the below link:

https://www.leeds.anglican.org/vacancies